diff --git a/src/rules/no-missing-label-refs.js b/src/rules/no-missing-label-refs.js
index f98fd8b0..52cac63e 100644
--- a/src/rules/no-missing-label-refs.js
+++ b/src/rules/no-missing-label-refs.js
@@ -177,6 +177,8 @@ export default /** @satisfies {NoMissingLabelRefsRuleDefinition} */ ({
 					missingReference =>
 						missingReference.label !== node.identifier,
 				);
+
+				allowLabels.add(node.identifier);
 			},
 		};
 	},
diff --git a/tests/rules/no-missing-label-refs.test.js b/tests/rules/no-missing-label-refs.test.js
index 07ce97e2..01834110 100644
--- a/tests/rules/no-missing-label-refs.test.js
+++ b/tests/rules/no-missing-label-refs.test.js
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ ruleTester.run("no-missing-label-refs", rule, {
 		"foo][bar][baz]\n\n[baz]: http://baz.com",
 		"[][foo]\n\n[foo]: http://foo.com",
 		"[foo][bar\\]\n\n[foo]: http://foo.com",
+		"[foo]: http://foo.com\n\n[foo][bar\\]",
+		"[foo][bar\\]\n\n[foo]: http://foo.com\n\n[foo][bar\\]",
 		"\\[\\]",
 		`${"\\".repeat(3)}[${"\\".repeat(3)}]`,
 		`${"\\".repeat(5)}[${"\\".repeat(5)}]`,